Curtain rod and hanger



Sept} 21, 1943. J. ECKSTINE @URTAIN ROD AND HANGER Filed Dec. 12, 1941 7Summer, JOSEPHINE EcKsTmE (Iflorneg This relates to householdfurnishings and the like; I and.. particularly; pertains. to; our: tainrods and hangers.

a flnrAin nonANonANGm I "Josephine Eck stine, LosfAngeleaCalif.

,Apnwtetnhanger 12, 1941; Serial No. 422,723 dining (o1. 2l11 1t5.2) I

-At the present time it isz the practice toihang windowtcurtains-andside-draperies oven-window t openings, and in some vinstances 'to;providea curtain rod and hanger; structure which includes a bracketsubstantially concealed in the frame of the window and upon whichoneormoretcurtain rods may be supportediinspaced parallel relation to eachother; 1, I Q

The present invention contemplates the provision, of bracket eplatesg,adapted to be ,fixed Wi l'JihQ mb JQ the W dp.\v..frame a d pro-.jecting therefrom to receive ;.one or more cure tain rods and ,tosupportsaid. rods. ;in;parallel relation toeachpthen The inventioniumstaeaaiwat a aaple in theaccompanying drawing in Whichr Figure 1 is ,a'yiewt in' perspectiveshowing the applicat on of e resent .in enti n-1;: a

Fig. Zis. an enlarged View n vertical section as seen on the line 2-2 ofFig. landshowing one of the bracket Fig. 3 is a View in horizontalsection as seen on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2 showing the manner in whichthe bracket plate is mounted withrela- A tion to the jambi of the frameand further disclosing the independent mounting ofa curtain roller.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary view in plan showing the assembly oftwo, curtain rods and their mounting upon the bracket plate.

Fig. 5 is a view in perspective showing one of the extension bracketsfor the outer curtain rod and indicating a fragmentary portion of theinner curtain rod. by dotted lines.

Fig. 6 is a View in vertical section through the bracket plate, andinner curtain rod as seen on the line 66 of Fig. 3.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, IE1 indicates the frame of awindow having opposite vertical side facings ll. It is to. be understoodthat the window may be of any desired type. It

plates with the curtain rod re:

may be desirable to temporarily close the window to the entry oilight bytheiuse ora roller window shade I2,'such as indicated in Figs. 2 and3.-The roller shade is mounted on brackets" l3 spaced inwardly fromthe faceof the window frame',-as shown inFig. 3; The side facings'carry verticalbatten strips I4; which," as 'shown in Fig. 3, have a forward edge lyingflush 'with' the face of a window frame. Secured between the body' ofthe sidefacing l I and a batten strip 14 adjacent to the'top ofthe-window f rame -are bracket plates i5. These plates areparticul'arlyshown-in Fig. 2 of :the'drawing. Here'it will be'seen thatthe plates=are formed witha fastening portion l6 j which is covered bythe.battenstrip id. EX- tending horizontally from the portion 16' is anoffset portion I! which exten ds upwardly and overlaps the face of thewindow frame. Projecting horizontally from the offset portion 11- is'a'tongue l8. This tongueis substantiallyrectangular and lies in a vertical.plane.- Struck-from the tongue is a tang l9'which is bent to liepartially out of the plane Ofthe tongue sothatuit will frictionallyengage the end sheath 0f the curtain rodinto which the tongue projects.I t will thus be seen that-thebracket 'platesare' of relatively. smalldimensions and may beconcealed substantially whilesupporting the curtainrods.v

a By the use of the bracket 'plates l5 it is possible to support .asingle curtain -rod"20' upon whichsash curtains 2.1 ra're'supporited; IThe cur-' tain rod 20fmaybe. oftheus'ual extensibletype made from. twocomplementary i telescoping sections of sheet metal which are ofchannelishap'e. The sections have a straight horizontal portion, such asindicated at 22, and an end extension 23 which is disposed at rightangles to the portion 22. The sectional formation of the rod is shown inFig. 6, where it will be seen that the body of the rod is fiat and thatthe opposite longitudinal marginal edges are bent upon themselves toform channels 24. These channels receive the tongues l8 of the bracketplates i5 while the tangs l9 frictionally bear against the body of therod to hold the rod in its assembled and supporting position withrelation to the end. The yoke 28 provides a socket into which the end 23of a curtain rod 20 may extend. The end 23 of the rod is free to receivetongue I8 of the bracket plate. Thus, the curtain rod 20 and theextension brackets 26 will all be supported upon the two bracket platesat opposite sides of the window opening. The rod seat 29 is here shownas being cylindrical and tubular. The member extends vertically and hasa longitudinal slot 30 in its side wall. This slot terminates short ofthe lower end of the member 29,"thus forming a supporting shoulder.Extending into the slot is the tapered end 3| of an outer rod 32. Theouter rod 32, as shown in Fig. 4, lies in spaced parallel position withrelation to therod wand is in advance thereof in the same horizontalplane. support for side draperies. 25: for the window... The rod 32 maybe extensible in character and.

constructed in a manner similar to that of rod 2 th; The endportions oftherod; however, are straight and. the channel sections havebeen flattened to permit the ends to be inserted. intothe slots 30 and to engagethe walls. of the slot frictionally, so that the rod will; be held: inposition.

In operation-oi the present inventionithestructureis-assembledpreferably by forming a relieved face. 33;, on theupperencl of the batten; Ma The length of this relieved; portion agreeswiththe length ofthe section IB- of thebracket plate. The bracket platesare then secured in position against the face of the side facings Haofthe frame by screws or nails 34, after which the batten is secured overthe portion I601 the: plate so that the tongues l-8Iwillprojectoutwardlyand will beverticallyaligned and parallel, on sheep -v posite'side facings of theframe; If it is desired: toonly ,use the singlecurtainwrod 28 it may be drawn out. to' a length appropriate to thewidth of the opening-,;af:ter-whichthe ends 23 areposi tionedoverthe-tongues to abut against the edge, of theiextension. l1. Thetangsxlfi will frictionally engage the. bodyof. the rod section and-holdthe rod inposition. When it is desired: to hang side draperies: as Wellas; the sash curtains. the. end portions 23 of: the. rod 23: arepositioned within the'yokes 2B ofthe extension brackets 25: so that theyappear as shown in Fig.-'5 of thedrawing. The assembled rod and bracketstruc-z tures are then positioned over the tongues ill of the bracketplates I151 .The rod 3-2-,-m ay thenbe. placeddn position with. its ends3 lseated: within theslots 30; It will'be understood thajt asrthese rodsare placedzin' position. appropriate curtains or draperiesmay be hung onthem- It will thusbe seen that the. curtain rod: and

The rod 32 is intended to be used as a hanger structure here disclosedcomprises simple inexpensive concealed bracket plates carrying one ormore rods which may be assembled and removed separately and which can beadjusted to any window opening.

While I have shown the preferred form of my invention as now known tome, it will be understood that various changes may be made incombination, construction, and arrangements of parts by those-skilledin. the ant, without departing-from thespirit of my invention asclaimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

l. A curtain supporting structure, comprising asupportingbracket fixedto the side facing of a window and projecting from the face thereof, anextension bracket, a curtain rod carried at theouter end ofs'aidextension bracket, a second curtain. rod on which the inner end oftheextension bracket is mounted, said second rod engaging. thesupporting bracket;- whereby-L the extensionrbizacket' and: the. tworods: will bei supe ported. i 1

2; Ar curtain supporting structuveificomprising a supportingbracketfixedi ta the jambe ofa wins dow and pnojecting fromf the facethereoftian extension bracket, a curtain rodocarni'e'd the outer end of:said extensionz bracket, and ascoond curtain rod onvwhi'ch the innen endof: the extension bracket is mountedy'said second rod engaging thesupporting bnacketa whereby the extension bracketand the two: nods-"willbe detachably supported.

3;. A curtain supportingi structure, comprising a bracketplate-mountedupon the'side facingof a window frame, saidi platehaving'am outwardly projecting tongue st'anding/ in: a vertical plane",a separate extension bracket: formedat its inner end with a yoke toreceive an 'inner curtain rod having an intume'dl end'proiectingiintothe' yoke of the extension bracket and fitting oven th'e' tongue of thebracket plate;

4'. A curtain supporting structure; 'comprisin' a bracket plate mount'edupon the-side faci'n'g-of a window frame; said' plate having an=outwardly projecting tongue standing 3; vertical plane to receive the end ofan outer-curta1inrod} a sepa ra-te extension bra'cket fovmedat-i-ts'i'niaen end with a yoke: to receive an inneflcur-itain rodhaving: an intumed end-projecting into theyokeof the extension bracketand fitt'l'ng over the tongue of: thebracket plate, and an outer"curtain 'rod detachably secured upon the-out'er end of the extensionbracket.

JOSEPHINE ECKS'ITNE?

